Who is Charles James Senkubuge? Flash Uganda Media looks at his biography, age, wife, family, tribe, achievements, and relationship with Aisha Kyomuhangi, Bakayimbira, Pasto Bujjingo, Salt Media, Radio Simba the early life and education of the current General Manager of Salt Media (Salt FM and Salt TV)
Charles James Senkubuge, also known as SIASA, is a Ugandan playwright, dramatist, and director.
Senkubuge currently serves as the General Manager of Salt Media (Salt FM and Salt TV).
He is the Bakayimbira Dramactors Chairman / CEO. He also serves as the Lead Pastor of FRC and as a Pastor at Gospel Light Baptist Church Kansanga.
Early Life and Education
Charles James Senkubuge was born in 1962 in Uganda.
He is married to Agnes Lilian, a Christ the King Church chorister. Parvin Senkubuge is one of his daughters.
Charles Senkubuge attended Old Kampala SSS, Kampala High School, and Makerere High School for his secondary school education.
From 1983 to 1986, James attended Makerere University and earned a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Literature and Philosophy.
Career and Professional Work Experience
Charles James Senkubuge is the Head Consultant / Special Programmes Director of Radio Simba. He began working with Simba at Salt House Lungujja in September 2014.
He is in charge of finding and training all presenters, as well as preparing them for on-air presentations and supervising the programmes.
James has served as the Chairman of the Bakayimbira Dramactors in Makindye’s Bakayimbira House since February 1998. He established Bakayimbira Dramactors about 40 years ago.
Byansi, Bweyongedde, and Bogere are among the films written and directed by James Senkubuge.
Senkubuge decided to try a shot at politics in 2001 for fun. He’d become a household name at the time because of his thrilling theatre performances.
He intended to demonstrate to individuals, particularly entertainers, that it is possible to pick presidential nomination papers without getting attacked or detained.
Fortunately, he was nominated, but Senkubuge wound up on the president’s radar and was persuaded to drop out of the race.
His campaigns concluded with a meeting with the President at State House Entebbe, who advised him to run for parliamentary office in his Bukuto South constituency and promised to show him a favour which went unrealized.
Senkubuge ran alongside ten other candidates for the LC5 Chairperson position of Kampala during the 2021 General Elections. He stood on the Democratic Party (DP) ticket.
However, Senkubuge lost the elections as Lukwago Erias of Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) emerged as the overall winner and the Lord Mayor.
Achievements and Awards
Charles James Senkubuge is an Uganda at 50 Golden Medal recipient for excellent contribution to the art field.
He also serves as the director of the Bakayimbira School of Performing Arts (BASPA).
James has extensive experience in radio, broadcast, and directing.
He was the voice that woke folks up every morning on Radio Simba as Dr Mulyamayinja in Binsangawano for 15 years. For five years, he was Bukedde TV’s Byansi, as well as Ndiwulira’s Uncle Saulo, Sergeant Mpiima, Dungu, Bulagayi, Eria, and many other roles.
James Senkubuge has approximately 50 plays to his credit.
He is a former Mukebezi at Namirembe Cathedral and a Mukadde we Kanisa at House of Prayer Ministries International.
Controversies
Aisha Kyomuhangi, commonly known as Lady Aisha, came out and admitted to sleeping with Charles James Senkubuge, her boss at Bakayimbira Dramactors.
Aisha, who joined Bakayimbira Dramactors as a young senior two student at Kampala High School, revealed that while she was waiting for her A’level results to join University and pursue law, her target was thwarted when she became pregnant for Charles Senkubuge.
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